uncle uncle

Did you, back in the day, keep your bicycle inside your house or apartment? As I was a poor college student, and my bicycle represented one of the most expensive objects I owned (right up their with my stereo, books, calculator, and microwave), I did what I could to protect it from getting pilfered. I didn't have anything else to decorate my apartment with, so my bike had a trusty spot of it's own, where anyone who might drop by would be sure to see it. I now have way too many bicycles, and couches, books, tables, and such to have a specific spot for my ride (my trusty daily ride takes up space in the garage). I wanted my bicycle inside, because I was proud of it, and how it represented a special part of who I was. In fact, almost everyone I knew in college, who road, kept their bicycle in their apartment. So, did you, back in the day, bring your steed inside? Do you now?

(The genesis of this post was a young coworker who's bicycle was stolen from his balcony of his apartment (it was locked up, but stolen anyways). He never thought about bringing it inside.) PS, this was long before Seinfeld, and his green Klein (which, as far as we knew, was never ridden).

Cyclist0108

My first serious girlfriend dumped me because she thought it was weird I slept with the bike in the bedroom.

I still sometimes miss that ride.

fullergarrett

Currently a college student. I have my 1987 Free Spirit Pinnacle prominently on display in my dorm room. It'll soon be joined with a (not C/V) 2016 Giant Sedona that I purchased last fall.

I had a poll asking whether or not I should keep it inside. Understandably, majority of the responses were yes. Besides looking awesome, I know its protected from the elements and, at night, secure. Which helps since bicycle thefts are not completely uncommon here. (Although, thankfully, bike thefts aren't too bad.)

Ex Pres 

RiddleOfSteel

As I am but a single fellow, my bikes are of course stored inside my apartment unit. As such, they are by default part of the interior decor. I don't have a bunch of bookcases or an ottoman or a TV on a stand/furniture piece or a large three-place couch...or a dining room table. As a result, all that absent "normal people" furniture is taken up by very lovely bicycles that I have worked hard to obtain, build up, ride, and maintain. To the left of my computer, here at this desk, five feet away, are a handful of bikes. The nearest one, situated so that the drive side faces me, is my 2015 Cannondale CAAD10 Black Inc. Disc--truly a second coming of the original Black Lightning--and it is a beauty to behold. I can't stop looking at it!

Raleigh74

daoswald

My "first after-college" apartment didn't have protected bike storage, so yes, the bike lived at the back of my living room. This had the benefit of making it mandatory that the bike be cleaned up regularly.

jerman

Yes, i stored my '85 Miyata 912 in the apartment. And yes, my new wife of two years thought it was weird and did not approve.. but it is the only way to keep a ride in near perfect shape. For 5 years my bikes have been in the dusty, damp barn. Saw some rust on a cassette ystdy. And the dust that accumulates and the deterioration of tires is surprising..

northbend 

I have a very understanding wife who loves me so much she allows me to display 2 of my oldest (and most interesting) bikes inside the house.
The 1974 Singer sits in the dining room and the 1937 Hobbs, in the TV room.

Mind you, I am 61 years old. My wife is extroardinary...

Pcampeau

SurferRosa

No other choice! Three in the bedroom*, grocery getter in the kitchen, one in the hall, two flips in the study, and a couple frames scattered about.


* the perfect number for that room

lasauge 

I don't have enough space in my garage, so some of my bikes live indoors out of necessity. From the desk where I'm typing this I have but to turn my head a few degrees and I can see 6 bikes and 3 frames leaned up against the wall.

jon c. 

My bike lived in my living room while I was in college. After that, I didn't ride for 30 years. When I returned to riding, I was fortunate to find a Raleigh Team Pro for sale locally. I thought it would probably reside on the porch, but my wife got a new Salsa at the same time. And she decided that needed to be in the house, so my Raleigh came inside as well.

nomadmax 

ANYONE who ever said a bicycle didn't belong in the house was evicted, quickly.

easyupbug 

College days, some of the best, had to keep Peugeot U0-8 in my bedroom of the tiny house three of us rented, took up way too much room but got me to classes and work. Today I have a hanger and my bikes still take up way too much room.

Bianchigirll 

Ever since I bought my first new Bianchi in '87 I've done my best to keep them inside, unfortunately sometimes that meant just a storage locker somewhere.


My bedroom, for a time, when I lived in PA


First edition of my multi rack.


A later rendition of my rack. Sadly a lot of those are gone now.


The dining room here in Ft Wayne

PilotFishBob 

Yup. Centerpiece of my office...

jamesdak 

I guess so in some way. The bike cave is right by my front door so it's the first thing anyone sees when they come in the house.




I've got a LeMond sign hanging over the entrance.



And the unique LeMond has now been hung on the wall for all to see.

nomadmax 

After looking at these posts and the bicycles they contain, I can say with some confidence; I am indigent

The_Joe

I used have this hanging right in the living room of my old apartment when I lived alone. For now it's hidden in a back room until I buy a house.

Deal4Fuji

One of the good things about empty nesting, youngest daughter's bedroom now a bike room

Spaghetti Legs 

jimmuller 

Yes. My commuter generally lives in the living room but sometimes migrates to the kitchen or pantry to clear space for some activity. Sometimes two bikes if another has been brought up from the basement for some reason. On rare occasions they are all in the basement.

uncle uncle

Maybe even more. (My kernel of a hunch has been planted, and it now blooms. As one other person had commented already, I'm planted among my field of fellow nuts, as many of you brought your bicycles into your home/living quarters (and still do).)

52telecaster

Im 62 and get to do whatever i want now! I have cool vintage stereo stuff that is nowadays cheap compared to when it was new. Vintage bikes likewise. Any and all of it is in the living area at any givin time. My gf rides too so she gets it. She is an artist and very often her artwork/supplies are wherever i look. We live like we live and i love it.